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• Mold Can Cause Serious Health Problems

  It's dark, it's dangerous, and it's alive....

• What is Lurking in Your Bathroom?

  Germs invisible to the naked eye may be faceless, but they are not nameless. Nor are the diseases they can cause. Here's how to keep a safer bathroom.

• Stick to Your Resolution to Get Organized

  Thinking something has got to change and making it change are often two different things. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can indeed resolve to get more organized and make it happen.

• Do I Dust or Vacuum First?

  Answers to this and other important housekeeping questions from cleaning expert Don Aslett.

• All-Season Container Gardens

  Design and planting principles.

• For Dummies® — Caulking Your Tub and Shower

  How to remove old caulking, treat for mold and apply a new, protective caulk line.

• Is Your Child Too Young to Clean?

  Assign appropriate jobs by age and maturity.

• Is There Life After Housework?

  Don't let cleaning take over your schedule.

• Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

  Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.

• 7 Rules for a Successful Family Meeting

  How to keep kids, calendars, chores and family concerns tangle-free.

• Spring Home Maintenance Saves Money

  Do smaller cleaning and repair jobs now to prevent big expenses down the road.

• Serious Business: How to Deep Clean

  You shouldn’t merely scratch the surface. Do the thorough job that makes your home do more than shine.

• Nation Gets a "C" for Hand Washing

  Clean Hands Week provides a refresher course in handwashing.

• Creating a Family Disaster Kit

  Prepare for survival should the worst happen.

• Prevention and Cleanup: Water Damage From Winter Storms and Cracked Pipes

  Every year the combination of winter storms and frozen pipes causes millions of dollars in water damage to homes and buildings. Here's what you can do to prevent problems or clean up.

• 3 Easy Organizing Projects

  You CAN organize your entire home, starting with bite-sized tasks that aren't so overwhelming.

• Consumer Reports: 8 Out Of 10 Chickens Tested Harbor Dangerous Bacteria

  Largest study of its kind shows highest percentage of dirty birds since CR began testing in 1998.

• 10 Truths About Wood Floors

  Protect your planks!

• Home Restoration After the Smoke Clears

  The IICRC provides tips for fire victims facing clean up.

• A Simple Welcome Mat Defeats Winter Dirt

  Protecting your floors saves you both time and money.

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